PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara comes to the cage accompanied by The Stranglers - No More Heroes. Andre Toulon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jarkko Rautavaara's chin.

Rautavaara
vs
Toulon

169 cm
29
166 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

170 cm
28
212 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toulon sprawls well. Toulon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rautavaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rautavaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rautavaara throws a series of punches but Toulon avoids them all with ease.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toulon closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rautavaara counter with a right hand.
Toulon lands a lovely overhand right.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Rautavaara circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Toulon does it's job there.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Rautavaara circles away.
Toulon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Toulon forces Rautavaara back against the cage and clinches.
Rautavaara tries for a takedown. No joy.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Toulon tries to clinch but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Rautavaara connects with a single shot there.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rautavaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre Toulon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toulon moves out of range as Rautavaara strikes.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toulon was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.

Toulon gets tackled into the cage by Rautavaara. Rautavaara maintains the clinch.
Rautavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rautavaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toulon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toulon darts in trying to clinch
and Rautavaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Rautavaara pushes him off.
Andre Toulon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rautavaara is looking to land body kicks.
Toulon tries to clinch but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Rautavaara pushes him off.

Toulon darts in and clinches Rautavaara up against the cage.
Rautavaara tries a body shot but Toulon blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toulon working hard to break the clinch.
Toulon tries to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautavaara throws a head punch that misses.
Toulon working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rautavaara.
Toulon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautavaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling him.
Rautavaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toulon's defenses.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rautavaara does it's job there.
A punch combination from Toulon misses.
Toulon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautavaara moves away.
Rautavaara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toulon but Toulon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Rautavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rautavaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toulon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toulon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rautavaara circles away.
Rautavaara fails to land the takedown.
Rautavaara shoots for a double leg takedown but Toulon sprawls well. He's pushed Rautavaara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rautavaara throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rautavaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rautavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautavaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toulon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rautavaara counters with a single leg into guard. Toulon didn't expect that.
Toulon keeping moving, preventing Rautavaara from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautavaara wants to pass the guard but Toulon is keeping the position.
Rautavaara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rautavaara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rautavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Toulon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toulon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rautavaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jarkko Rautavaara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Rautavaara pushes him off.
Crunch! Rautavaara slams his shin into Toulon's torso.
Rautavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rautavaara looks to land a left hand but Toulon moved out of range nicely.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rautavaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rautavaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toulon was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Andre Toulon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rautavaara throws a hook but Toulon blocks it.

Rautavaara has managed to clinch.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Rautavaara misses with a body punch.
Rautavaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toulon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toulon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautavaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Toulon tries to circle away but Rautavaara has him pinned against the cage.
Toulon working hard to break the clinch.
Toulon has had enough of the clinch but Rautavaara keeps him there for the moment.
Rautavaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara tries to throw a body punch but Toulon avoids it by throwing Rautavaara back against the cage.
Toulon can't break the clinch.
Toulon is looking to break free of the clinch but Rautavaara has double underhooks.

Rautavaara pulls guard effortlessly.
Rautavaara pulls Toulon in close to prevent any damage.
Rautavaara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rautavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toulon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rautavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rautavaara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Toulon throws a strike but Rautavaara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rautavaara passes Toulon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara wants to take a breather but Toulon is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toulon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rautavaara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rautavaara thows a huge punch but Toulon dodges it nicely.
Rautavaara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautavaara trying to control the action but Toulon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautavaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rautavaara is nestled in close to Toulon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko Rautavaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rautavaara connects with a nice short shot to Toulon's temple.
Rautavaara thows a huge punch but Toulon dodges it nicely.

Rautavaara is working for a kimura but Toulon is defending it quite comfortably.
Rautavaara is trying to control the action in half guard but Toulon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rautavaara controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jarkko Rautavaara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rautavaara swings for the body but Toulon moves out of range.
Rautavaara misses the shot to the body.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Rautavaara is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toulon checks a low kick from Rautavaara.
Toulon wants to clinch.
Toulon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toulon manages to avoid it.
Toulon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Rautavaara keeps it at a distance.
Toulon wants to clinch.

Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Rautavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Toulon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Toulon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toulon is trying to break free.
Rautavaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toulon is looking to break free of the clinch but Rautavaara has double underhooks.
Rautavaara keeps control of Toulon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toulon's efforts to push away.
Rautavaara crunches a lovely knee into Toulon's ribcage.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling him.
Toulon takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toulon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rautavaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rautavaara tries to land a knee to the head but Toulon blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rautavaara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toulon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toulon tries to circle away but Rautavaara has him pinned against the cage.
Rautavaara lands a shoulder strike.
Rautavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toulon backwards.
Rautavaara connects with a knee to the head.
Rautavaara landing knees to the body.
Rautavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rautavaara lands a right hand.
Rautavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toulon.
Toulon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rautavaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toulon's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon can't break the clinch.
Rautavaara with a knee to the head.
Rautavaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Rautavaara landing knees to the head.
Rautavaara lands an elbow that stopped Toulon in his tracks for a moment.
Rautavaara misses with a punch to the body.
Rautavaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rautavaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Toulon won't want to take too many of those.
Toulon is trying to push Rautavaara away but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rautavaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarkko Rautavaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rautavaara misses with a knee strike.
Rautavaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Toulon controls his hands.

Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch up
and Rautavaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rautavaara takes a swing at Toulon's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Toulon misses.
Rautavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toulon moves away.
Rautavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Rautavaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Rautavaara jabs at Toulon's body.
Toulon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rautavaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Rautavaara clinches with his opponent.
Rautavaara gets through Toulon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rautavaara keeps control of Toulon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the body.
Toulon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rautavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toulon tries to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rautavaara jumps guard.
Toulon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toulon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rautavaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Toulon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rautavaara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jarkko Rautavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rautavaara is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Toulon is surviving well by controlling Rautavaara's body position as best he can.
Rautavaara unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Rautavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rautavaara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Rautavaara!